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Question of the Day: Has a Sleeping Giant Been Wakened?

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I recently wrote a post called DABDA. It applied the mental process of grief—-Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance—to the challenges of armed self-defense. I’ve come to think that America’s Armed Intelligentsia are moving through this process en masse. I reckon the AI are at the end of the cycle, shaking off the depression born from the prospect of losing their Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. They’re already moving into acceptance. Not acceptance of gun control (obviously). They’ve come to terms with the fact that they face a long and difficult battle. They’re . . . resolved. The majority of American gun owners are probably still in denial. But gun control advocates are already on the move, with everything to play for. Am I wrong?

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. On Monday March 11, 2013, Congress is reportedly beginning impeachment proceedings against Barack Obama.

    Members of Congress are reportedly beginning impeachment against Barack Obama based on the grounds of unauthorized military use in Libya and Syria. Congress is also looking at his involvement in Fast and Furious.

    According to Congressional representatives Barack Obama has violated the rules set that clearly state that the President must seek Congressional approval before using military force. Now he says it was OK because he had international support. But how does that make it okay? They aren’t our Congress. They don’t determine what is right or wrong for us

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  2. The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to

    (1) a declaration of war,

    (2) specific statutory authorization, or

    (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.

    Now number 3 is the most important because the President could twist it around to say it qualified under this section. There’s no set definition of this particular clause in any great detail

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